Athol, Queensland
| Athol Toowoomba Region, Queensland | |||||||||||||
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 Fields along Biddeston Southbrook Road, 2014 | |||||||||||||
  Athol | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°37′09″S 151°46′13″E / 27.61917°S 151.77028°ECoordinates: 27°37′09″S 151°46′13″E / 27.61917°S 151.77028°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 277 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4350 | ||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Toowoomba Region | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Condamine | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Groom | ||||||||||||
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Athol is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2011 census, Athol had a population of 277 people.[1]
Geography
The Gore Highway passes through Athol. The Toowoomba Second Range Crossing will join the Gore Highway at Athol and is planned to be completed by 2018.[3]
History
Westbrook Provisional School opened on 25 July 1887. In 1903, it was renamed Athol Provisional School and became Athol State School on 1 October 1910. It closed on 20 July 1962.[4][5]
References
- 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Athol". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
- ↑ "Athol (entry 47885)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
- ↑ Queensland Treasury and Trade (28 January 2014 Projects Queensland). "Toowoomba Second Range Crossing - Project Fact Sheet" (PDF). Retrieved 5 November 2014. Check date values in:
|date=(help) - ↑ "Agency ID6098, Athol State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
- ↑ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
Further reading
- Newton, Harold (1998), Accent on Athol, Harold Newton, retrieved 21 May 2014
- Shaw, Richard; Shaw, Elizabeth; Bunker's Hill State School Centenary Committee (1999), Bunkers Hill State School Centenary 1899-1999 : incorporating histories of Athol State School 1887-1962, Westbrook State School 1910-1969, Couper Memorial School 1946-1948, Westbrook Training Centre 1900-1994, Bunker's Hill State School Centenary Committee, ISBN 978-0-646-37037-8
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